Cinema group pushes for movies to stay in theaters longer
Cinema United calls for 45-day exclusivity to boost box office
Streaming reduced traditional 90-day theater exclusivity, impacting box office
Sony open to collaboration...
Member of Pasig’s ‘Team Kaya This’ draws flak for suggestive joke to solo parents
A video of a congressional aspirant from the camp of Pasig City mayoral aspirant Sarah Discaya drew flak after he made sexually suggestive comments...
Factbox: The tariff levels Southeast Asia faces under Trump plan
Countries in the export-driven region of Southeast Asia have been hit with particularly high tariffs in the global round of levies announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Six...
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is for the use of new technologies. “How I would like for us to look less...
Philippines assures China potential F-16 purchase not intended to harm any nation
MANILA — The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China, a Philippine...
‘This man is dangerous’: Russian vlogger’s past misdeeds resurface after BGC arrest over stunts
More actions of arrested Russian-American vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetskiy were brought up online after his video of harassing Filipinos in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig...
Most Asian currencies weaken after US tariffs
The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0212 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency
Latest bid
Previous day
Pct Move Japan yen
147.690
149.24
+1.05 Sing dlr
1.344
1.3469
+0.22 Korean won
1466.200
1462.5
-0.25 Baht
34.370
34.41
+0.12 Peso
57.197
57.11
-0.15 Rupee
85.498
85.4975
+0.00 Ringgit
4.468
4.451
-0.38 Yuan
7.304
7.2681
-0.49 Change so...
‘R’Bonney’s Napaka Ganda Mo Salon’: R’Bonney Gabriel dyes neighbors’ hair in Malate
Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel is back at it again in her hair colorist era. The Filipino-American beauty queen on Tuesday, April 1, quipped that...
Philippines revises Q4 2024 GDP up to 5.3% y/y
MANILA — The Philippine statistics agency said annual growth in fourth-quarter economic output has been revised up to 5.3.
Full year 2024 gross domestic product growth was...
Pope names Daet priest as new Pagadian bishop
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Father Ronald Anthony Timoner as the new bishop of the Diocese of Pagadian in the southern Philippines. Timoner, 53, will...
China concludes two-day war games around Taiwan after live fire drills
China shows footage it says is of live-fire rocket drills
Taiwan says it does not detect live fire drills near island
China says...
‘Shining beacon in the mist’: EJ Obiena praised for gold win at Taiwan tiff...
Congratulations poured in for pole vault star EJ Obiena, who bagged a gold medal in the 2025 Taiwan International Pole Vault Championships despite receiving...
China urges Philippine not to play with fire on Taiwan question
BEIJING — Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday urged certain people in the Philippines not to make "unfounded comments" regarding Taiwan, warning "those who play with fire...
Official logo unveiled for Asian Mission Congress 2025 in Malaysia
Asia’s Catholic bishops have unveiled the official logo for the Asian Mission Congress 2025 that will take place later this year in Malaysia. The logo...
‘Akala ko brownout lang’: Customer gets locked inside thrift store while fitting clothes
A female customer caught the attention of the online community after getting trapped inside a thrift store at a shopping mall in Recto, Manila. Facebook...